Do you have a cargo bike? Which one and what are the top 5 reasons to choose that kind. What are the top 5 to not choose it?

While many bikes can carry cargo by adding a rack and a pannier or crate, some bikes are designed from the get-go to be excellent cargo haulers. Start with Question 1. Once you're directed to a group of bikes, read that group's list and information carefully. Only after reading that group should you move on to read the other groups.

Most bikes will span multiple groups. Once you find your group via the flowchart, read all of the text and about all of the bikes in that group. Then read ALL of the groups.

1. Do you want to carry passengers? If yes, move on to 2nd question. If not, move on to 4th question.
2. Do you want to carry young children as passengers?
   1. If yes, and in a child seat, see Group 1A.
   2. If yes, and not in a child seat, see Group 1C.
   3. If no, move on to 3rd question.
3. In addition to carrying passengers, would you also like to carry cargo? If yes, move on to 4th question. If not, see Group 1B.
4. How much cargo do you want to carry? If <$200 worth of groceries/a week's worth, see Group 2. If you want to carry more (like up to 400+ pounds), see Group 3.

These bikes easily accept child seats because of their long rear racks and each has demonstrated their capability to hold one or more commercially available child seats. It should be noted that you can still carry cargo on these bikes while the child seat is attached.

• WorkCycles
  • Fr8
  • Transport
  • Opa/Oma
  • Kruisframe
• Yuba Mundo
• Xtracycle Radish and conversion kits
• Kona Ute
• Surly Big Dummy

Without major modifications or attachments, these bikes are recommended for carrying passengers of all sizes and ages because of their long rack that acts like a seating deck. No additional materials are needed to carry a passenger although adding a stoker bar to the seatpost is recommended for children.

• Xtracycle Radish and conversion kits
• Yuba Mundo
• Kona Ute
• Surly Big Dummy
• Bakfiets and bakfiets-inspired bikes (it may be a stretch to say adults fit comfortably in these bikes, but children fit very well)
  • Joe Bike's ShuttleBug (with or without cabin)
  • The Joe Bike - Front deck for carrying up to 2 children, or 1 adult
  • Metrofiets
  • See Group 3's Boxes or containers bikes.
• Brown Cycles KidzTandem - The front position of this tandem bicycle comes ready to roll for a child. The front position can be removed and replaced with a temporary basket to hold cargo. This is only listed here because of its capability to have a basket.

Without any modifications or attachments (except those included with the bike), these bikes are recommend for carrying children (not adults) and cargo. These are NOT convertible, stroller-based bicycles and trikes.

• Winther Kangaroo
• Winther Wallaroo

Bikes whose main purpose is to convert from bike to some other contraption such as stroller or trailer. These items are getting only a head-nod here in the information gathering stage as it can be argued that they are not really bikes 100% of the time (and this author would argue that.) They will likely not make it to a final draft.

• Taga Bikes
• trioBike

Bikes that are great for grocery getting because of their cargo capacity or ability to hold large panniers.

See also the bikes in Group 3 - Boxes or containers.

• Frances Cycles Small Haul - TreeHugger article

• WorkCycles
  • Transport
  • Fr8
• Yuba Mundo (Yuba sells the Grocery Getter)
• Kona Ute
• Surly Big Dummy
• Xtracycle Radish and conversion kits
• Rans Hammertruck

Bikes with boxes, buckets, or baskets or flatbeds, or can hold a ton of stuff.

• Bakfiets and bakfiets-inpsired bicycles and tricycles.
• Metrofiets (can be ordered with box, pallet, et. al.)
• Nihola trike
• DeFietsfabriek
• WorkCycles
• Christiana trike
• Madsen (can be ordered with plastic bucket on back)
• Joe Bike's Shuttlebug (with canopy)

• Long John
• Short John
• Bullitt (large front deck)
• CETMA (large front deck; a box is available)
• Metrofiets (can be ordered without box to have a large front deck)
• Madsen (can be ordered with Rack)
• Joe Bike's Shopahaulic (double decker front rack, plus rear rack)
• Joe Bike's Shuttlebug (without canopy)
• The Joe Bike (front deck, plus rear rack)

Bikes with a cargo deck in front of the handlebars and above the front wheel

• Ahearne Cycle Truck
• Bilenky
• Puma Mopion
• Civia Halsted

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• NMI: Need more information

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I think this all happened because BikePortland.org tweeted something about a cargo bike flowchart, then BikeNounVerb retweeted it. I saw it and made this wiki page to get it started. This all happened on May 27, 2010. Editors: Steven Vance; Travis A. Wittwer; (you?)

• BikePortland
• BikeNounVerb
• stevevance